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Woman commits suicide in holding cell

Pam Wanner6 years ago2 years ago1 mins

BULLHEAD CITY – A local woman reportedly committed suicide in a Bullhead City holding cell late Sunday afternoon. Police spokeswoman Emily Fromelt said 34-year-old Amber Dawne Fagundes was unresponsive when she was discovered with an undisclosed item wrapped around her neck at 4:20 p.m. Fagundes was being detained on disorderly conduct, marijuana possession and drug paraphernalia charges. Lake Havasu City police are conducting an independent investigation of her death. Dave Hawkins

Search & Rescue Academy open

Ron Martin6 years ago2 years ago1 mins

MOHAVE COUNTY – On Saturday and Sunday June 13 and 14, Mohave County Search and Rescue coordinators prepared and instructed a 16-hour Arizona Search & Rescue (SAR) Basic Academy for new members with Mohave County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue and the Pinal County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue. The Arizona SAR Basic Academy includes training on Arizona requirements, policies and procedures; an introduction to searches and different types of searches (route/location and area searches); safety and hazards; risk management; map, compass and land navigation; wilderness survival; personal survival; communications; the Incident Command System; and an introduction to tracking. This…

Bullhead City implements text-to-911

Pam Wanner6 years ago2 years ago2 mins

BULLHEAD CITY – Bullhead City residents can now text-to-911 during an emergency. The Bullhead City Police Department has added texting into its 911 answering system, allowing residents in need of emergency services to text when calling is not an option. While speaking directly to an Emergency Services Dispatcher is the best and fastest way to get help or to report a crime in progress, this new text-to-911 option is designed to benefit the hearing or speech impaired. It is also an excellent resource for those who are in a situation where speaking on the phone could put them in further danger. · To…

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Prison ordered in cyber-sex blackmail case

Pam Wanner6 years ago2 years ago1 mins

MOHAVE VALLEY – A Mohave Valley teenager is going to the Arizona Department of Corrections for hacking computers and blackmailing girls and young women to provide him sexually explicit images and videos. The 15-year prison term was the maximum punishment possible under terms of a plea agreement entered for Cameron Brush, 18. Brush pleaded guilty in April to two counts of computer tampering and three counts each of sexual extortion, sexual exploitation of a minor and attempted sexual exploitation of a minor. Authorities said Brush hacked computer accounts to find content used as leverage to blackmail victims to send him…

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Couple accused of fraudulently obtaining some $90,000 in food stamps

Ron Martin6 years ago2 years ago2 mins

KINGMAN – A Kingman couple is accused of engaging in fraud to steal almost $90,000 in food stamps from the State of Arizona. The Arizona Attorney General’s office named Kimberly Clark, 42, and Brian Clark, 47, in a lengthy indictment that alleges theft of $89,577.96 over a six-year period ending in early 2018. Mrs. Clark recently pled guilty to attempted fraud and theft charges. She faces 90 days in jail and up to three years of probation when sentenced by Mohave County Superior Court Judge Doug Camacho on August 11. Payment of restitution is another prong of the plea deal….

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Vogt charged in weapons offense, endangerment

Pam Wanner6 years ago2 years ago2 mins

KINGMAN – Robert John Vogt Jr., 44 of Golden Valley, was arrested and charged with multiple felonies on Sunday, June 14 for his alleged role in a shooting. According to a Mohave County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson, deputies responded to the area of Bank St. and Jagerson Ave. for a reported weapons offense, and were advised that Vogt had shot two rounds into his brother’s vehicle that he had collided with. The victim advised he had been parked in front of a friend’s house when he observed Vogt’s vehicle coming toward his at a high rate of speed. The victim advised…

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Woman commits suicide in holding cell

Search & Rescue Academy open

Bullhead City implements text-to-911

Prison ordered in cyber-sex blackmail case

Couple accused of fraudulently obtaining some $90,000 in food stamps

Vogt charged in weapons offense, endangerment

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